procyclic

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adjective

That generates a cycle

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Meanings

adjectiveprocyclic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablemathematicsThat generates a cycle
  2. not comparablebiologyThat generates or sustains a life cycle
nounprocyclic (plural procyclics)

plural procyclics

  1. A form of a trypanosome (at the beginning of its life cycle) that lives in the midgut of its host

Origin

From pro- + cyclic.

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Translations

French procyclique
  • procycliquethat generates a cycle
Italian prociclico
  • prociclicothat generates a cycle
Cite this entry
APA

procyclic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/procyclic

MLA

“procyclic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/procyclic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “procyclic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/procyclic.

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